Genome-based analysis of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in the aquatic environment and Nile perch (Lates niloticus) of Lake Victoria, Tanzania

• Main Authors: Baniga, Zebedayo, Hounmanou, Yaovi M. Gildas, Kudirkiene, Egle, Kusiluka, Lughano J. M., Mdegela, Robinson H., Dalsgaard, Anders
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Nile Perch; Food Safety
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145243
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria constitute an emerging global health issue with food products being vehicles of transmission and the aquatic environments serving as potential reservoirs. This study aimed to characterize ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in Nile perch and water...